That was definitely different than what I expected. I knew the base premise going in, so I sort of had an idea of what would happen. I have to say this episode has some really great moments, especially in the second half. My favorite is when they get confronted by the two guys and WW makes a compound that will cause an explosion. They have some great use of music in intense moments like when a fire starts outside, and it drives up the stakes. I also appreciate the showing of titties with that lady in the window. The first scene with Bryan in the desert in just his underwear felt like something from his other major show, Malcolm in the Middle. It really made me think of that right off the bat! Some of these things are a little weird, but they didn't bother me.
But there's one big catch. There are some REALLY awful scenes. In the middle of the episode, there's a scene that goes on for a FULL THREE MINUTES of Walter White talking with his wife in bed as she beats his dick. It's the most uncomfortable I've ever felt watching a show- worse than the South Park episode with the live sex change footage. It feels so out of nowhere and unnecessary that it takes away majorly from the rest of the episode. The ending scene started to turn me off too, where it was fine at first but went on a bit too long and especially how the sound effects continued in the end credits. Like I said, the rest of the episode is great but I'm going to remember the discomfort of these types of scenes more than the great other aspects. I seriously considered giving up on watching through the show at that point. Apparently the rest of Season 1 has a lot of similar scenes, so oh boy! Outside of that there were some other things I disliked such as some more technical stuff like dialogue and pacing issues. I wanted to like this episode more than I did, but I wouldn't say it was a negative experience overall. The negatives I pointed out weren't enough to disinterest me from watching the rest of the series, so I'm hoping it picks up to become the great show everyone says it is.
But there's one big catch. There are some REALLY awful scenes. In the middle of the episode, there's a scene that goes on for a FULL THREE MINUTES of Walter White talking with his wife in bed as she beats his dick. It's the most uncomfortable I've ever felt watching a show- worse than the South Park episode with the live sex change footage. It feels so out of nowhere and unnecessary that it takes away majorly from the rest of the episode. The ending scene started to turn me off too, where it was fine at first but went on a bit too long and especially how the sound effects continued in the end credits. Like I said, the rest of the episode is great but I'm going to remember the discomfort of these types of scenes more than the great other aspects. I seriously considered giving up on watching through the show at that point. Apparently the rest of Season 1 has a lot of similar scenes, so oh boy! Outside of that there were some other things I disliked such as some more technical stuff like dialogue and pacing issues. I wanted to like this episode more than I did, but I wouldn't say it was a negative experience overall. The negatives I pointed out weren't enough to disinterest me from watching the rest of the series, so I'm hoping it picks up to become the great show everyone says it is.